March 6, 2020
Announcements
Luther Events Happening This Week - Visit the Calendar of Events for a complete list of events happening this week.

Faculty Artist Series: Gregory Peterson, organ Mar. 10 - Gregory Peterson, professor of music and college organist, will perform a faculty recital inspired by his recent sabbatical in Northern Germany, Norway, and Sweden. Peterson will perform works by Buxtehude, Brahms, J. G. Walther, Emil Sjögren, and J. S. Bach. This performance will feature the 1971 Hendrickson Organ in the intimate setting of the Sundt Organ room of Jenson-Noble Hall of Music on Tuesday, March 10, 8:15 p.m.

J-TERM FAIR - Thursday, March 12 - 9:40 a.m. -10:50 a.m. - Union Lobby. Visit with J-term 2021 Faculty leaders about their upcoming off-campus courses. Find out about the application process/dates. Questions? email  meyerche@luther.edu  or call x1055

Prescribed fire and burn crew training session - Interested in being on Luther's prescribed burn crew? Attend a training session at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, in Valders 262. You will learn about goals for using fire in our woodlands and prairies, and about fire safety and responsibilities while on a burn. All students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome to participate. Email Molly McNicoll,  <mcnimo01> , with questions or to learn about other events on the natural areas.

SPEND J-TERM IN GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM:   The Paideia 450 course “Green Europe: Advanced Models of Sustainability” explores the state of the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables in the two largest economies in Europe. Visit Berlin, London, and other amazing communities in Germany and the UK. An information meeting will be held from 6:30 - 7:20 pm on Thursday, March 12 in Valders 375.  For more information, please contact  Jim Martin-Schramm  or  Soeren Steding .  

" The River and the Wall " Screening - Five friends journey from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a border wall on the natural environment. As the wilderness gives way to more populated and heavily trafficked areas, they come face-to-face with the human side of the immigration debate and enter unmapped emotional waters. Wednesday, March 11, 7 p.m. Olin 102. Sponsored by NEIPJC and the CEPE.

Students - share your research! This year’s Student Research Symposium will be held on Friday, May 8. Submissions for student abstracts are due Wednesday, April 1. Students are encouraged to share their research and creative work by applying online:   Application and abstract form.

Chapel Schedule
Built into the class schedule and rhythm of life at Luther, chapel is a time for the community to gather for song, reflection and fellowship at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the CFL. Faculty, staff, students and guests serve as speakers, musicians and artists.

Mon., March 9 - Gather Morning Prayer
Wed., March 11 - Tobert Muller, senior chapel
Fri., March 13 - Jim Griesheimer with Jennaya Robison & the Germany Jterm Choir
RERUNS
Passionate about coffee? Sustainability? Come hear Danny O'Neill's entrepreneurial journey growing a coffee business from his basement into a major beverage company. Danny's commitment to economic, social, and environmental dynamics of sustainability helps protect local and global communities using a resilient supply chain for sustainable coffee. Danny will speak in Olin 102 at 6:30 p.m., Mon., March 9. His talk is open to all Luther students. Find out more about Danny at  https://theroasterie.com/  or contact Professor Tim Schweizer at  tim.schweizer@luther.edu

Alpha Phi Omega is hosting its second informational session on Sun., March 8. Not only are we a CO-ED organization but we're also the only Greek organization on-campus open to ALL YEARS!   Join us in Main 111 at 5:30-6:00 p.m. to learn how you can join the nation's most recognized service fraternity and for some treats! 

Luther Spring Gospel Sunday - All are welcome to participate this weekend, March 7-8, with Luther's Gospel Choir, no previous experience necessary. A rehearsal will be held from 3-5 p.m., Sat, March 7 in the Jenson Noble Choir room. The  Rev. Dr. Alisha Jones  will direct the choir along with Kaleb Krzyszton. The choir will help lead Gospel Sunday worship on March 8 at 10 a.m. in the CFL Recital Hall. 

Spring Break 3/26 Group Tour of Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) Migration Exhibit - In preparation for hosting  Hostile Terrain  on campus in the fall, Professors Susan Schmidt & Destiny Crider offer up to 13 students a free guided tour of the Minneapolis Institute of Art exhibit, " When Home Won't Let You Stay, " on Thursday, March 26 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. To reserve a ticket, email Destiny Crider at:  cridde01@luther.edu . Reservations held in the order received. Students interested in driving from Decorah should contact Professor Crider before March 12.

Looking for a Christ-centered community? Check out Focus—a student-led, multi-denominational (ecumenical) Christian worship community that seeks to energize and encourage faith through God and one another. Focus meets every Sunday night in the CFL Main Hall from 8-9 p.m.—come and go as you please! Worship, student and faculty speakers, fellowship, and reflection are all a part of this time in community. ALL are welcome. Invite a friend!

CEPE Book Group :  Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Women and Class in Academia  offers a look into the struggles that women of color face within higher institutions of learning.   Sign up  to read this collection of essays organized into five themes: general campus climate; faculty/student relations; social class, tokenism, and the search process; tenure and promotion; and networks for allies and mentors. Three meetings in April facilitated by Prof. Chontel Syfox. Sponsored by CEPE and Dean's Office.

Center Stage Series presents Catapult on Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. in the CFL Main Hall. A finalist on America’s Got Talent, Catapult’s company of highly trained dancers tells imaginative, thrilling stories through shadow-illusion dance. Get your tickets at the ticket office or tickets.luther.edu . Tickets are FREE for students with CAF; general admission tickets are also available for students. 

Paideia Texts and Issues Lecture March 10 - Anita Carrasco, Associate Professor of Anthropology, will present a lecture entitled “Culture As Resistance in the Chilean Andes: An Indigenous Community’s Fight for Their Rights and Recognition in the Face of Mining”   at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10 in the CFL Recital Hall. Carrasco's talk focuses on the Likantatay, an urban indigenous community in Calama, a mining town in the Atacama Desert. This is the final Paideia Texts and Issues Lecture of the 2019-20 series  Resistance and Resilience . A reception in Qualley Lounge will follow the lecture.

Luther will celebrate Ethnic Arts Festival on Saturday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Regents Center North Gym. The event is free and open to the public, and there will be food available for purchase. This year's festival will feature a presentation by William Quackenbush of the Ho-Chunk Nation at 12 p.m. Additional activities include a Culture Fair, student performances, henna hand art, hair braiding, and children's activities. We hope you will join us at this family-friendly event to celebrate the many cultures represented here at Luther. 
T he Bulletin is published for the Luther Community by the Campus Programming Office every Tuesday & Friday when classes are in session. Copy deadline: 12 noon Monday for Tuesday's edition, 12 noon Thursday for Friday's edition. Word limit: 75. Email:  bulletin@luther.edu